A Stitching Post and Flowers

   I am finally sharing a stitching post. These early summery days have found me not wanting to sit still for stitching and then being too tired for much stitching in the evenings. I do have two things to share.

I finished the Cats on Parade by Blackbird Design.

I will make this into a drum like the cover of the pattern. I chose an orange linen rather than the called for peachy linen. I like my choice very much. I think it lends itself to an old school look. I hate to say vintage because that would mean I am vintage, but it does make me think of something from my childhood.

It also calls for a stitched top which is cute but I think I will do a fabric top and bottom using one of these two things from my stash.

Each one of these cats would be so cute stitched individually.

The next stitch...

I also finished up the very old Auburn pattern that I had been holding on to for years. It is rather large and would probably be better suited for framing but I made into a hanging thing instead. It will be fine on my Auburn tree at Christmas or in my sewing room on an easel.

I have also worked on some other stuff but progress is nothing worth showing. I am about to start and finish Palmer's name for Lindsay. Then I must do him his ornament for the first Christmas. We are about 5 weeks from his arrival.

FLOWER TIME

I am also going to throw in a few pictures of my day lilies I planted this year. I had ordered them and really didn't know what they would look like. I went out every morning waiting with bated breath for each of them to bloom. It was like watching a boiling pot. I thought they would never bloom. 

This one is called Rocket Blaster. *Remember Jeff said I picked them because of their names:)

When they finally did they did not disappoint. 

Jeff said I probably should have planted them in a clumps of the species rather than a straight line. I think he was right and maybe I can correct that for next year. It is sort of like imagining a straight line of flowers in separate containers on the counter rather than one big bouquet. It would be a little more eye catching.

However I am fully loving the pops of color when I walk back into the cul de sac from a walk.

My favorite has been Alabama Jubilee which is the orange red.

In the bright sun of midday it is really more orange.

When I ordered them the company sent one freebie. It was called Inkheart. 

I just love that purple center and it matches the shrubs so well that I think I need more of them next year.

These are the ones I have had for many years.

I go out each morning early to water my potted plants and look to see what is popping up. 

I will end with a duck video. They are still hanging out close by and last weekend they walked right up on the deck. 

 

Gonna try to stay dry over this weekend as we are about to get the outer edges of a tropical storm. We could use rain - not flooding but rain. IT is all starting early this year. Whew! 

Hanging on,

Sandy